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In Harm's Way Dragons! Breeds of The Orient
In Harm's Way Dragons! Breeds of The Orient
In Harms Way: Dragons! Breeds of the Orient 2012, Laura Tamara Henson This is not an attempt to infringe on the copyrights of either Flying Mice Games or Better Mousetrap Games. This is not an officially licensed product nor has it any affiliation with either company. Cover by Dee Dreslough All Illustrations are all copyright expired or copyright free artwork with the exception of the illustration of the Bixie which was modified from a picture by Ellisa H. Michell and is Copyright 1983. The use of Michells art is free to use as long as the resulting work is distributed for free and the copyright notice is included as stated in the license distributed with the ASFA clipart edited by Jon Gustafson 1997-2008 No Hassle Home published by Simply Software. Special Thanks to Clash Bowley for his Dragon breed generator (without which these rules would not exist) and to Naomi Novak for her Temeraire series. Flying Mice Games http://jalan.flyingmice.com From Better Mousetrap Games
Table of Contents
Introduction Bixie Chiang-Lung Chi-Lung Fuku-Ryu Fu-Tsang Lung Gong-Gong Hai-Ryu Ka-Ryu Kiao-Lung Pan-Lung Peng-Niao Pi-Hsi Shen-Lung Tien-Lung Tun-Mi-Lung Equivalent Ranks 4 (Chinese Chimera) 5 (River Dragon) 6 (Oriental Tri-Color) 7 (Luck Dragon) 8 (Treasure Dragon) 9 (Thunder Dragon) 10 (Japanese Bird Dragon) 11 (Japanese Fire Drake) 12 (Crossed Dragon) 13 (Coiled Dragon) 14 (Chinese Bird Dragon) 15 (Dragon Turtle) 16 (Spirit Dragon) 17 (Celestial Dragon) 18 (Typhoon Dragon) 19 20
INTRODUCTION
In 2008 Clash Bowley wrote a supplement for the Role Playing Game In Harms Way that incorporated dragons into the Napoleonic Wars. This game published by Better Mousetrap and Flying Mice Games included rules for creating your own dragon breeds using the Starcluster System. Clash Bowley was partially inspired by Naomi Novaks Temeraire series in which a British Naval Captain tames a Chinese Dragon for use in the war with Napoleon. However Mr. Bowleys game included only British, French and American Breeds. This book seeks to remedy that and includes 15 new dragon breeds from the Far East. The breeds included here are all based on actual folklore and mythology and are Not based on the breeds given in the Temeraire series. Most are from China but a few of the most common and distinctive Japanese and Mongolian breeds are given as well. All (with the exception of the flightless Pi-hsi) follow the rules set down in the book In Harms Way: Dragons! and both that volume and the core rules are needed to use this book. Dragons in the China are rarely used for war being bred instead for their beauty, protective instincts, and even for food and medical purposes. If a Chinese breed is obtained for another country than it will have to be trained for a military position. In the entry below each dragon is called by its native name (as spelled in the English of the last century) followed in parenthesis by the name it is often called by Europeans. So what an English book on dragon breeds would call the Oriental Tri-color a Chinese native would call a Chi-lung. I hope you have fun as much fun playing with these great beasts as I did researching them. Until next time: Good Flying!
Bibliography Bowley, Clash. In Harms Way: Dragons! Flying Mice Games, http://jajan.flyingmice.com, 2008 Gould, Charles. Mythical Monsters. London, UK: Allen and Co., 1886 Hayes, Newton. The Chinese Dragon. Commercial Press, Limited: Shanghai China, 1922 Ingersoll, Ernest. Dragons & Dragon Lore. Concord. NH: Payson & Clark, 1928 Zell-Ravenheart, Oberon and Ash LeopardDancer DeKirk. A Wizards Bestiary. New Page Books, Career Press, Inc. Franklin Lakes, NJ., 2007
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Dragon turtles cannot fly so Ceiling equals how deeply the dragon can swim (which in this case is 7425 feet or 1237 fathoms) while Range is how far it can swim. Maneuverability and stability is when in the water. The wide back means there is very little rocking.
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Equivalent Ranks
British Military British Dragoneers
Subltern Wingman Captain Lieutenant Major Flight Commander Colonel Post Captain Brigadier General Air Rear Admiral Major General Air Vice Admiral Lieutenant General Air Admiral General Admiral of the clouds Field Marshal
Chinese Military Jun duifu duizhu Junfu Junzhu Chuangzhu Tongjun Jiangjun Shuzhu
Chinese Dragoneers Lung-jun Lung-duifu Lung-duizhu Lung-junfu Lung-junzhu Lung-chuangzhu Lung-tongjun Lung-jiangjun
Japanese Military Rikugun Chi () Rikugun Taii () Rikugun Shsa () Rikugun Chsa () Rikugun Taisa () Rikugun Shsh () Rikugun Chj () Rikugun Taish () Gensui Rikugun Taish ()
Japanese Dragoneers Rikugun Chi Ry () Rikugun Taii Ry () Rikugun Shsa Ry () Rikugun Chsa Ry () Rikugun Taisa Ry () Rikugun Shsh Ry () Rikugun Chj Ry () Rikugun Taish Ry () Gensui Rikugun Taish Ry ()
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In this book are 15 new breeds of dragon for your In Harms Way: Dragon Campaign. Will you be a brave member of the Chinese or Japanese military riding a dragon in defense of your country? Are you a British Soldier who has found himself presented with a mysterious dragon egg captured from an enemy ship? Are you the first in your Country tasked to raise a new breed of dragon presented to your land from the Far East? All these scenarios and more can be played with
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